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Nov 7, 1885
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Born in Birmingham, England to Frederick and Mary
(nee Holloway) Bagnall
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Dec 25, 1907
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Married to Alice Gardner in Aston, England
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Apr 9, 1910
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Embarked the SS Mongolian in Liverpool with his wife
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Apr 22, 1910
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Hastings County, Ontario
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Jan 27, 1916
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Attested into the 93rd Battalion CEF
in Peterborough, Ontario
Ø Number 195656
Ø Next of kin given as Alice
Bagnall, wife, 460 Elm St., Peterborough, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Brass Moulder
Ø Previous military experience
given as 9 years in the Royal Welsh Regiment
Ø Religion given as Church of
England
Ø Posted to “A” Company
Initial training was done in Peterborough,
Ontario
On attesting, he gave his birth year as 1876, not
his actual birth year of 1885
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May 29, 1916
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The battalion boarded a train and proceeded to
Kingston, Ontario to continue training at the Barriefield Camp
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Jul 12, 1916
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The 93rd Battalion left Kingston at
6:00 am by train for Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Jul 15, 1916
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Embarked the Empress of Britain in Halifax, Nova
Scotia
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Jul 25, 1916
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and proceeded
to the Otterpool Camp
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Oct 6, 1916
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Transferred to the 39th Reserve
Battalion in West Sandling
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Jan 4, 1917
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Transferred to the newly formed 6th
Reserve Battalion in West Sandling
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Jan 8, 1917
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The 6th Reserve Battalion moved to
East Sandling
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Mar 2, 1917
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The 6th Reserve Battalion moved to
Seaford to train reinforcements for the front
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Mar 9, 1917
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Appointed to the rank of Acting Lance Corporal
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Apr 13, 1917
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Reverted to the rank of Private at his own
request
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Apr 21, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Apr 22, 1917
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Arrived at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the
Rouelles Camp, Havre, France and Taken On Strength of the 21st
Battalion
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May 21, 1917
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After leaving the base depot, Private Bagnall
joined the 21st Battalion in the Support Trench east of Vimy Ridge
as part of a draft of 149 Reinforcements
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Aug 15, 1917
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Private Bagnall was knocked unconscious when an
artillery shell exploded near him during the capture of Hill 70 near Lend,
France. He was unconscious for about 3
hours and evacuated to a field ambulance for first aid before being
transported to a casualty clearing station
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Aug 16, 1917
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Transferred to the 1st South African
General Hospital in Abbeville, France
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Sep 3, 1917
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship St.
Andrew
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the Bevan
Military Hospital in Sandgate
Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Sep 15, 1917
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Transferred to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital
in Monks Horton
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Nov 8, 1917
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Discharged from hospital and reported to the
Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot in Seaford
Granted 10 days sick leave
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Nov 24, 1917
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Posted to the Depot Company of the Eastern
Ontario Regimental Depot in Seaford on completion of his leave
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Dec 27, 1917
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Attached to the Cooking School in London for duty
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Jan 19, 1918
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Ceased to be attached to the School of Cooking
and reported to the Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot in Seaford
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Feb 14, 1918
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Attached to the 3rd CCD (Canadian
Command Depot)
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Feb 23, 1918
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Attached to the CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) in
Buxton pending return to Canada
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Feb 27, 1918
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Embarked the SS Orpington (also known as the SS
Scandinavian) in Liverpool
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Mar 16, 1918
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Kingston, Ontario where he was Taken On Strength of Military District No.
3 Casualty Company
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Apr 13, 1918
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Admitted to the Hotel Dieu Hospital in Kingston
with a diagnosis that reads concussion, shell shock and Nephritis, a kidney
disease
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May 24, 1918
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Granted leave until June 7, 1918
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Jun 10, 1918
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Granted leave until June 24, 1918
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Jun 22, 1918
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Transferred to the Queen’s University Military
Hospital in Kingston
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Jul 4, 1918
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Jul 16, 1918
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø Entitled to War Service Badge
Class “A”
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge 460 Elm St., Peterborough, Ontario
Following the end of the war, the British War
Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 474 Elm St., Peterborough,
Ontario
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Mar 16, 1944
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Thomas Bagnall died at home in Peterborough,
Ontario of a heart attack and was buried in the Little Lake Cemetery in
Peterborough
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Thomas Bagnall is
remembered on the
Wall of Honour in Peterborough, Ontario
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